Kearney not phased by competition from Larmour

By Daniel Pitcher at Carton House

29 January 2018

One of the biggest stories of the last few months in Rugby circles, has been the rise to stardom Jordan Larmour has been on.

What started with a piece of skill, magic and just sheer brilliance, with a self made try playing for Leinster against Munster in the Guinness PRO14, the young full back continued to wow supporters of not only his own province, but even in parts of the country where complementing Leinster is a mortal sin.

Then came calls from current and past players, as well as fans, for his inclusion in the Six Nations squad, those calls were answered, however Joe Schmidt will insist that he was always going to have a look at him anyway, that was certainly the case when speaking to us at the Natwest tournament launch in London last week.

But is he nailed on to take the 15 shirt right away? perhaps throwing him in at the deepend against France in their opener on Saturday is too early, though the experienced Rob Kearney is looking forward to a friendly challenge.

"I just think he's a flat-out winger." Kearney joked.

"I suppose through my whole career, I have been through heavy battles with a lot of 15's and there's always been a lot of players vying for the jersey with."